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Birmingham Cover June 2018.qxp_Birmingham Cover 23/05/2018 16:15 Page 1 KATY PERRY PLAYS Your FREE essential entertainment guide for the Midlands ARENA BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM WHAT’S ON JUNE 2018 JUNE ON WHAT’S BIRMINGHAM Birmingham ISSUE 390 JUNE 2018 ’ WhatFILM I COMEDY I THEATRE I GIGS I VISUAL ARTS I EVENTSs I FOOD Onbirminghamwhatson.co.uk PART OF WHAT’S ON MEDIA GROUP GROUP MEDIA ON WHAT’S OF PART inside: Yourthe 16-pagelist week by week listings guide NEW CREATION the return of Birmingham International Dance Festival TWITTER: @WHATSONBRUM TWITTER: @WHATSONBRUM AliceVAMPIRES Cooper, Johnny UNITE Depp & Joe Perry at Genting Arena FACEBOOK: @WHATSONBIRMINGHAM FACEBOOK: FOODIES PARADISE Celebrity chefs aplenty at BBC Good Food Show BIRMINGHAMWHATSON.CO.UK BRB Romeo F/P June 2018.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 10:35 Page 1 Contents June Birmingham.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 11:11 Page 2 June 2018 Contents Elements Of Freestyle - presents ‘a fresh look at urban arts’ more on page 37 Ivo Dimchev Sheryl Crow Woyzeck the list performance artist talks about the nine-time Grammy Award The REP’s home-produced show Your 16-page bringing his P Project to Brum winner plays Symphony Hall makes its debut week-by-week listings guide feature page 8 page 15 page 24 page 51 inside: 4. First Word 11. Food 15. Music 21. Comedy 24. Theatre 41. Film 44. Visual Arts 47. Events @whatsonbrum fb.com/whatsonbirmingham @whatsonmediagroup Birmingham What’s On Magazine Birmingham What’s On Magazine What’s On Media Group Managing Director: Davina Evans [email protected] 01743 281708 ’ Sales & Marketing: Lei Woodhouse [email protected] 01743 281703 Chris Horton [email protected] 01743 281704 WhatsOn Editorial: Lauren Foster [email protected] 01743 281707 Brian O’Faolain [email protected] 01743 281701 MEDIA GROUP Sue Jones [email protected] 01743 281705 Abi Whitehouse [email protected] 01743 281716 Ellie Hutchings [email protected] 01743 281722 Adrian Parker [email protected] 01743 281714 Contributors: Graham Bostock, James Cameron-Wilson, Katherine Ewing, Jenny Ell, Lauren Cole, Steve Adams, Jack Rolfe, Elly Yates-Roberts, Daisy Sparkle, Carol Lovatt, Steve Taylor, Chris Eldon Lee, Patsy Moss Publisher and CEO: Martin Monahan Accounts Administrator: Julia Perry [email protected] 01743 281717 This publication is printed on paper from a sustainable source and is produced without the use of elemental chlorine. We endorse the recycling of our magazine and would encourage you to pass it on to others to read when you have finished with it. All works appearing in this publication are copyright. It is to be assumed that the copyright for material rests with the magazine unless otherwise stated. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in an electronic system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recording or otherwise, without the prior knowledge and consent of the publishers. First Word Birmingham June.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 12:34 Page 1 Entertainment news from around the region Double delight for fans of Birmingham folk group Birmingham band The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble are set to release a new mini- album - on the same day that they hold their fifth Power Folk festival at Digbeth's Spotted Dog (Sunday 10 June). Sleepy Maggie + Remixes Reworkings And Rarities features a four-and-a-half-minute instrumental and various other remixed and reimagined versions of the track. Commenting on the new record, band leader Joe Broughton said: “The idea of remixing the instrumental track, Sleepy Maggie, is very much in keeping with the group’s ap- proach to making music, of using what could be a straightforward melody as the basis for a tune and seeing how that can be developed.” For more information about the album, and Power Folk festival, visit folkensemble.co.uk Brum theatre launches Tinkling the ivories Dance Hub Birmingham ‘creative conversations’ Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is this announces new funding Birmingham Hippodrome has launched a month hosting the city’s International Piano Dance Hub Birmingham has announced that new series of ‘thought-provoking’ lunchtime Festival. it will provide funding for a number of local events. Taking place at the venue from 11 to 15 June, dance practitioners and companies, in order Creative Conversations will explore the role the festival features guest appearances by to further establish the region’s position as and impact of the creative industries on some of the world’s greatest pianists, includ- an international centre of excellence for urban place-making, regeneration, education ing Tchaikovsky Competition silver medallist dance. and employment. Peter Donohoe (pictured). Commenting on the announcement, the or- The first conversation takes place on Monday The programme also includes a rare recital ganisation’s director, Monique Deletant, 11 June, with BBC broadcaster Mishal Husain by the legendary Paul Badura-Skoda. said: “Dance Hub Birmingham is bringing (Pictured) and Catherine Mallyon, Executive Another Tchaikovsky silver medallist, Natalia additional investment to the dance sector in Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Trull, performs Brahms, Mozart, Chopin and the West Midlands, ensuring independent taking part. Debussy... For further information, visit artists have professional development oppor- Commenting on the new series, Judith Green- bcu.ac.uk/concerts tunities and enabling more new dance to be burgh, Head of Business Development at created here. In doing so, we continue to es- Birmingham Hippodrome, said: “At this excit- tablish the region’s position as an interna- ing time in Birmingham's transformation into tional centre of excellence for dance.” a global city, these invigorating lunchtime Q&As offer the chance to probe into the impact of the creative industries on our region's economy and beyond.” For more information, visit birminghamhip- podrome.com/creativeconversations Tom Gates live on stage! Birmingham Stage Company will next year tour a brand new production inspired by au- thor and illustrator Liz Pichon’s award-winning Tom Gates books. The new show, written especially for the stage, visits Birm- ingham’s New Alexandra Theatre from Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 March 2019. For more information, visit atgtickets.com 4 whatsonlive.co.uk First Word Birmingham June.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 12:34 Page 2 First Word CBSO announces new season The City of Birmingham Sym- phony Orchestra (CBSO) has announced its 2018/19 concert season at Symphony Hall. The line-up features UK pre- mieres, concerts marking his- toric events in the Baltic States, the return of Sir Simon Rattle and a wealth of international artists making their CBSO de- buts. For further information, visit cbso.co.uk Indian film festival returns to the city Birmingham Indian Film Festi- val makes a welcome return this month. Now in its fourth year, the event takes place from Friday 22 June to Sunday 1 July. Films will be screened at Cineworld Broad Street, MAC Birmingham and The Mockingbird Cinema & Kitchen. For more information, visit birminghamindianfilmfes- tival.co.uk Birmingham experimental music festival is just Supersonic An experimental music and arts event is making a return to Birmingham this month. Supersonic Festival was first held in the city in 2003 and brings together live performance with visual art, audience participation and kids’ gigs. This year’s event takes place in Digbeth from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 June. For more information, visit supersonicfestival.com Making it up as Grammy Award winners return to Brum they go along... Grammy Award-winning a capella group Take 6 return to Birming- ham next month to perform at Symphony Hall. The team behind hit West The Friday 20 July concert is their only full UK show of 2018. End show The Play That The group, who’ve been praised by luminaries including Ray Goes Wrong are returning to Charles, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney the Midlands to present an Houston, last year celebrated their 25th anniversary. For more infor- New music event improvised movie - live on mation about their Birmingham show, visit thsh.co.uk set to Shiiine stage! Birmingham’s Genting Arena Mischief Theatre will be tak- will host a new one-day music ing suggestions from the au- festival this autumn. dience for the film’s genre, Shiiine On Festival will feature location and title. The tal- more than 20 iconic bands - in- ented ensemble will then cluding Orbital, Shed Seven, create a ‘movie’, complete Happy Mondays and Julian with rewinds, fast forwards, Cope - and a Hacienda after- director’s cuts and a live party. The event takes place on Satur- score. Mischief Movie Night day 8 September. More informa- runs at Birmingham Hippo- tion is available by visiting drome from Tuesday 26 June gentingarena.co.uk to Sunday 1 July. whatsonlive.co.uk 5 First Word Birmingham June.qxp_Layout 1 23/05/2018 12:34 Page 3 First Word Lichfield woman lands Lego job A HR administrator from Lichfield has landed the cov- eted title of official Master Model Builder at Birming- ham’s new Legoland Discov- ery Centre. Thirty-seven-year-old Michelle Thompson beat 7,000 other applicants to land the job. As the official Master Model Builder, she will construct attraction structures, curate exhibitions and mentor children and families in the creation of their own model master- pieces in the centre’s Cre- ative Workshop. Midlands dance-circus company becomes part of the furniture Midlands dance-circus company Motionhouse has ing programme through the National Lottery. joined forces with furniture manufacturer Vitsœ to Commenting on the initiative, Peter Knott, Area Di- pioneer ‘a vibrant working community’ in the lat- rector for Arts Council England, said: “Together, ter’s new production building in Leamington Spa.

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